Traditionalist Forums that are Faithful to Magisterium?

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Are there any online forums for traditionalist leaning Catholics that are not dominated by people who attend Masses that are not approved (sorry, I’m sure this isn’t the appropriate term) by the local bishop? I know of Fisheaters but it seems that many of its posters attend SSPX or other independent Masses.
 
God bless you, Mama. I wish I could recommend Fisheaters to you, but the site is rated “red, danger” here. If you faith is strong enough to not be taken in by the negativity toward the Ordinary Form of Mass, you may find some helpful interchange with the members.

One good forum that I found very helpful is Catholic Community Forum. It is well-monitored and, as you will see, debate is forbidden in the main topics of their index. There is a debate section at the bottom for those who are inclined to engage in these.

I can’t say it is devoted strictly to traditionalism, though. It is a smaller community than CAF. You may find your best help right here in this forum with so many members helping one another.
 
Sirach2 said:
God bless you, Mama. I wish I could recommend Fisheaters to you, but the site is rated “red, danger” here. If you faith is strong enough to not be taken in by the negativity toward the Ordinary Form of Mass, you may find some helpful interchange with the members.

One good forum that I found very helpful is Catholic Community Forum. It is well-monitored and, as you will see, debate is forbidden in the main topics of their index. There is a debate section at the bottom for those who are inclined to engage in these.

I can’t say it is devoted strictly to traditionalism, though. It is a smaller community than CAF. You may find your best help right here in this forum with so many members helping one another.
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thanks for the link 👍👍
 
Sirach2 said:
God bless you, Mama. I wish I could recommend Fisheaters to you, but the site is rated “red, danger” here. If you faith is strong enough to not be taken in by the negativity toward the Ordinary Form of Mass, you may find some helpful interchange with the members.

One good forum that I found very helpful is Catholic Community Forum. It is well-monitored and, as you will see, debate is forbidden in the main topics of their index. There is a debate section at the bottom for those who are inclined to engage in these.

I can’t say it is devoted strictly to traditionalism, though. It is a smaller community than CAF. You may find your best help right here in this forum with so many members helping one another.
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Thank you for the link Sirach. I visited the forum you mentioned and am wondering who created and sponsored the forum. Maybe I just missed the “about us” page.
Do you or another reader at CAF have any information on this to share? Thank you again and may God bless you. Amen.
 
It was created by Richard and Deborah (last name escapes me at the moment). Richard wrote a book on spirituality a number of years ago. They decided to move on to other ministry work and deligated the work to new moderators.

I have found CCF_Carol to be a very helpful moderator. I had submitted a question to several priests via email in my own diocese and even asked Fr. Serpa here at AAA and again in a PM. Nobody bothered to answer, except Carol, and her reply was just what the doctor ordered in every way! 👍 Can’t hardly beat that!
 
corsair said:
Here is another good forum; thirstycatholics.com/forums/forum.php

Or “Old time Catholic blog”. Check out Truelight’s (CAF member) signature. I believe she has it linked there 👍
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True Light’s link is only a blog, which may have helpful information, but there would not be opportunity to interact with other members, which I believed the OP was looking to do.

The link to Thirsty Catholics has only 12 active members, and it seemed to have very little posting other than by the administrator. Of course, people have to start somewhere, right?

I wonder if anyone noticed that Little One used to post here? His avitar is the same one from his profile. Perhaps it is the same person.
 
I could never understand the use of misleading, fallacious labels like “traditionalist Catholic” or “liberal Catholic” or “modern Catholic” etc. The way I see it, one is either obedient to the Magisterium or is not obedient to the Magisterium. One is either Catholic or is not Catholic.
 
HansTrappist said:
I could never understand the use of misleading, fallacious labels like “traditionalist Catholic” or “liberal Catholic” or “modern Catholic” etc. The way I see it, one is either obedient to the Magisterium or is not obedient to the Magisterium. One is either Catholic or is not Catholic.
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I might not be like labels (tranditionsts, liberal, mondern), they can be helpfut to see where some one is coming from. :)🙂
 
jeannetherese said:
Thank you for the link Sirach. I visited the forum you mentioned and am wondering who created and sponsored the forum. Maybe I just missed the “about us” page.
Do you or another reader at CAF have any information on this to share? Thank you again and may God bless you. Amen.
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Okay, here’s the scoop. Deborah Richard’s resignation, and her husband Thomas’s.

Here’s a brief mention of one of his books. The links in his post aren’t available, so don’t try them.

I hope this gives you a better overview. The website Catholic Community Forum is VERY Catholic!
 
corsair said:
Here is another good forum; thirstycatholics.com/forums/forum.php

Or “Old time Catholic blog”. Check out Truelight’s (CAF member) signature. I believe she has it linked there 👍
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How sweet of you Corsair!
Tired_Mama said:
Are there any online forums for traditionalist leaning Catholics that are not dominated by people who attend Masses that are not approved (sorry, I’m sure this isn’t the appropriate term) by the local bishop? I know of Fisheaters but it seems that many of its posters attend SSPX or other independent Masses.
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I think fisheaters is the best you are going to get if you are looking for a 'traditionalist" forum. They have a lot of good articles, but the forum can be sort of rough, although I think the Mod has become a little more strict.

Personally, I prefer the interaction at CAF. More charitable, generally.
 
Sirach2 said:
God bless you, Mama. I wish I could recommend Fisheaters to you, but the site is rated “red, danger” here. If you faith is strong enough to not be taken in by the negativity toward the Ordinary Form of Mass, you may find some helpful interchange with the members.
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Their rating on the Fidelity of FE is wrong. FE is absolutely loyal to the Holy Father and his Bishops. There are defiantly some anti OF posters but they do not speak for FE.

Trad’dom is a very big place with many views, trying to force them into a single definition is like herding cats.
 
Anyone know why registration is disabled on Fisheaters? Are they shut down to new people?
 
Tired_Mama said:
Are there any online forums for traditionalist leaning Catholics that are not dominated by people who attend Masses that are not approved (sorry, I’m sure this isn’t the appropriate term) by the local bishop? I know of Fisheaters but it seems that many of its posters attend SSPX or other independent Masses.
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God bless you TM 🙂
 
Tired_Mama said:
Anyone know why registration is disabled on Fisheaters? Are they shut down to new people?
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I’ve been getting the same message for a good month Tired Mama. Perhaps someone on CAF who is active on that site might pass the message over and see if registration can be reopened or debugged?
 
introduction fisheaters
in this section, i focus solely on the traditional latin mass based on the missal of 1962 which is used by most traditional priests (including the f.s.s.p. And the s.s.p.x.). After much study, i’ve come to the conclusion that, validity issues aside, the “novus ordo mass” is tragically flawed, something my instincts and “common sense” have told me since i was a child. The very name of this mass – “novus ordo,” i.e., “new order” – should make anyone with a true catholic nature cringe, and its effects are so incredibly sad it almost hurts to think about it. It has turned out to be a “new mass” for a “new religion” – and that religion is “not catholic enough.”
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the “novus ordo,” whether offered in english or latin, is a violent break with tradition, directly responsible, in part, for the great loss of faith which followed its publication. “lex credendi legem statuat supplicandi” – let the rule of belief determine the rule of prayer" is the rule of liturgy – but the prayers of the novus ordo, designed to make protestants comfortable with the mass, express protestant belief not by what it says, but by what it fails to say – that is, by its omissions – and serve to lead us to believe as protestants in that it practically nullifies the experience of the realities of the sacrifice and the priesthood. The novus ordo – not so much for what it is inherently, but for what it isn’t, for what it lacks – appears as the “mass of cain,” arrogantly bringing his own works to god; the ancient mass is the “mass of abel,” who humbly offered god a sacrifice – a lamb that prefigured the passover lamb which, in turn, prefigured the lamb who takes away the sins of the world, whose offering of himself to us is eternal.
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april32010 said:
introduction fisheaters
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Thank you for posting the above quote from Fisheaters. That site doesn’t sound like that is faithful to the Magisterium; it sounds more like yet another disgruntled person who thinks they know better than the Church.
 
Sirach2 said:
Okay, here’s the scoop. Deborah Richard’s resignation, and her husband Thomas’s.

Here’s a brief mention of one of his books. The links in his post aren’t available, so don’t try them.

I hope this gives you a better overview. The website Catholic Community Forum is VERY Catholic!
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Thank you so much Sirach. The links were very helpful.
R Thomas Richard’s work sounds fascinating. Endorsed by EWTN, Dr. Hahn and Fr. Groeschel…there are so many wonderful sources of information out there that I have yet to uncover. I really appreciate your sharing with us. May God bless you.
Here’s a link to a review of one of his books for others to enjoy.
amazon.com/Ordinary-Path-Holiness-Thomas-Richard/dp/0818909137
 
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